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Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. (SST) is pleased to announce the award of a prime contract on the U.S. Navy’s Seaport Next Generation (NxG) contract vehicle. The Seaport NxG contract (N00178-18-R-7000) was awarded to SST on December 4, 2018. It represents an opportunity worth $50 Billion over…

Did you see Sound & Sea at the 2018 Maritime Security and Coastal Surveillance Conference in Singapore? The Technical Director of Sound & Sea Technology, and the Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, of Sound & Sea Asia, participated in the 15th Maritime Security and Coastal Surveillance Conference…

Big News! On April 25, 2018, Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. received a Navy contract award! The indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Navy contract has a ceiling of $245M for 5 years and was awarded by The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme,…

Sound & Sea Technology , Inc. is the prime contractor for the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Sites (WETS) project in Hawaii. SST’s Brian Cable is the Project Manager and PBS produced a segment on the project. See Video at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/scientists-work-to-harness-power-from-hawaiis-waves or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK6rLGIdPaE

Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. is pleased to be a sponsor at the Maritime Security and Coastal Surveillance Conference in Singapore Nov. 29-30. For more information go to: http://www.coastalsurveillancemda.com/sponsors.

Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. supported this exciting offshore wind project in Rhode Island which will be the first of its kind in the U.S. We have been following the project’s progress and here is the latest: Block Island Wind Farm Vessel Heads to France;…

Sound & Sea Technology Inc.,* Lynnwood, Washington, is being awarded $15,335,981 for cost-plus-fixed-fee task order 0013 under a previously awarded multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N39430-14-D-1498) for the installation of a seismo-hydroacoustic data acquisition system for the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center. For more…

On April 12, Dallas Meggitt presented a paper entitled, “DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR UNDERWATER DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURES” at the Ocean’s 16 Shanghai conference. An Underwater Distributed Network (UDN) can be defined as a series of undersea cables and nodes used in an open architecture to communicate…

After several months of assembly, testing and integration, Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. (SST) successfully installed the Lifesaver Energy Platform (LEP) at the Navy’s Kaneohe Bay Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawaii, offshore infrastructure that was established and is managed by the Naval Facilities…

Sound & Sea Technology Inc. (SST) has recently completed the recovery, upgrade and redeployment of an undersea acoustic array which is part of a system the used by the U.D. Navy for subsea acoustic measurements (Figure 1). The array is moored near The South Tongue…

EDMONDS, WA – Sound & Sea Technology Inc. (SST), Edmonds, Washington and Ventura, Calif., recently completed the successful recovery, upgrade and redeployment of an undersea acoustic array which is part of a system the Navy uses for subsea acoustic measurements (Figure 1). The array is moored…

In August and September, Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. (SST) successfully managed and participated in the assembly and systems integration of the first wave energy conversion (WEC) device for the U.S. Navy’s Kaneohe Bay Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawaii. Since May 2015, SST…

During August and September 2015, Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. (SST) successfully managed and participated in the assembly and systems integration of the first Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) device for the Navy’s Kaneohe Bay Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawaii. Since May 2015, SST…

The Eastern part of Washington State has recently been devastated by a series of wildfires that drew nationwide attention and continue to burn. During the peak of the infernos, SST team member Steve Mclaughlin received a call from state assemblyman Matt Shea of Spokane Valley….

Aquaculture operations in net pens began and have continued in relatively sheltered waters for obvious reasons. However, as aquaculture has become more intense, space and environmental issues are creating limitations to growth of netpen aquaculture due to questions of sustainability and high concentrations of biomass…

Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. was recognized for being one of the “Largest Women-Owned Businesses” by the Puget Sound Business Journalin 2013. This award is given to Washington based companies that are 51 percent owned by one or more women, ranked by 2012 revenue [See http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/, Puget Sound…

SST was awarded a task order on a Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) multiple award contract to support the optimization of seawater air conditioning (SWAC) systems for naval facilities. This work supports the Navy’s efforts in evaluating and demonstrating renewable ocean…

The Greenland Connect submarine telecommunication cable system is an important part of the trans-Atlantic communications infrastructure. The cables link Europe and North America with landing sites in Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. These cables provide Tele Greenland backhaul traffic from landing sites in Iceland and Newfoundland…

The top 50 government-focused companies owned by women did brisk business with the federal government. The rankings are based on government procurement data for fiscal 2011, which was analyzed using product and service codes for IT, systems integration and other professional services. Link to…

Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NEXWC) has awarded a Task Order to SST for $2,519,435 to plan, prepare, coordinate and conduct at-sea testing to validate a floating LIDAR wind measurement system by direct comparison between a fixed platform and a Light Detection and…

Naval Facilities Engineering Services Center (NFESC) has awarded a Task Order to SST for $770,298 to continue Phase 4 development of the Expeditionary Swimmer Defense System (XSDS) to provide improved security from waterside and waterborne intruders. This Task Order completes the development of the sensing…

Abengoa Sea Power, under a prime contract to a major US energy company, awarded SST a contract to provide ocean engineering services for the front end engineering design of a Wave Energy Converter (WEC). The contract is being accomplished in cooperation with Wavebob LTD of…

Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) awarded a contract to SST to provide a mooring system design for the WET-NZ wave energy (½ scale) device based on wave conditions at Oregon’s Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) ocean test site. This contract was later expanded by NWEI…

Naval Facilities Engineering Services Center (NFESC) has awarded a Task Order to SST for $4,099,897 for the design, production and installation of a mid-Pacific Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM MIDPAC) array off Oahu, HI. The SSRNM MIDPAC system will be similar to the SSRNM…

Snohomish County PUD No. 1 has awarded SST a contract for $600,000 for the Admiralty Inlet Tidal Energy Project. This project is to provide marine engineering and geotechnical services to support design and construction contracting and installation oversight for the tidal energy project near Admiralty…

Naval Facilities Engineering Services Center (NFESC) has awarded a Task Order to SST for $350,000 for the design of a Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) array to be installed at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). Subsequent awards were received in September…

Naval Facilities Engineering Services Center (NFESC) in Port Hueneme, CA has awarded SST multiple tasks for the STAFAC (South TOTO [Tongue of the Ocean] Acoustic Facility) for installing and maintaining a pair of tri-moor acoustic arrays installed at the south end of AUTEC in 4,000…

QinetiQ North America awarded an engineering services contract for $440,000 to provide ocean and cable engineering support for the DARPA Deep Sea Operations Program (DSOP). Engineering services included the specification, procurement, and test of fiber-optic sensing cables and the planning and execution of deep water…

SST installed Columbia Power Technologies’ prototype wave energy converter (SeaRay) in Puget Sound for testing and operations during the winter season of 2010-2011, shown in the image below. This installation included the three-point mooring system, the buoy and an acoustic-wave-and-current profiler (AWAC). The SeaRay and…

Naval Facilities Engineering Services Center (NFESC) in Port Hueneme, CA awarded SST a task for $1,300,872 to provide engineering services to develop and test a Kinetic Hydropower System (KHPS) tidal turbine at the Roosevelt Island, NY site and also continue development for the Puget Sound…

SST is part of a team that has been awarded one of five multiple award contracts, worth up to $30M, by Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center. The contracts are focused on Anti-terrorism and Force Protection (ATFP) engineering services. SST will provide engineering services for vulnerability…

The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) recently awarded Lockheed Martin an $8.12 million contract to further develop Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology, which leverages the temperature difference between warmer water at the ocean’s surface and colder water below to produce renewable and reliable…

SST has been awarded one of five multiple award contracts worth up to $250,000,000 by the Naval Facilities Engineering Services Center (NFESC). SST will provide Ocean Facilities Engineering Services in support of various NFESC Ocean Projects.

SST awarded a $222,000 Professional Services contract by Snohomish County PUD #1 to provide marine engineering services for their tidal energy project in Puget Sound. The contract extends through 2010. The Admiralty Inlet site was chosen by the PUD to provide renewable energy using tidal…